Elizabeth Frances Baaba Sey, was the first ever female to graduate from the University of Ghana. She attained that historical feat in 1953, barely four years before Ghana’s independence. The late Frances Sey, was admitted to what was then the University College of the Gold Coast, in 1950 for a …
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South Sudan’s 18-year-old goalkeeper, Godwill Yogusuk Simon Sabio has gotten the internet buzzing after helping his country record their first-ever win in a CAF tournament. Godwill Yogusuk Simon Sabio is not in the top trends because of his performance but rather because of his age as some tweeps reckon he …
Read More »Kenyan police officer who killed his girlfriend sentenced to life imprisonment
An administrative police officer who shot and killed his girlfriend in Navakholo, Kakamega county, Kenya, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Kakamega court on Thursday, February 23, 2023. The officer, Patrick Nyapara, shot 26-year-old, Christine Maonga, several times after a domestic quarrel in 2019. He allegedly suspected her …
Read More »All about the first Black billionaire who rebuilt his wealth after costly divorce settlement
When asked who the first Black billionaire was, few people mention Robert Louis Johnson (Robert Johnson), but they are quick to point Mansa Musa, a 14th-century West African ruler who reigned over the kingdom of Mali more than four centuries before the U.S. Congress on April 2, 1792, Congress passed …
Read More »Kofi Amoabeng reveals ‘who’ collapsed UT Bank, clears Ofori-Atta of blame
Former Chief Executive Officer of the defunct UT Bank, Prince Kofi Amoabeng has spoken about what led to the collapse of his bank; the UT Banks, some 6 years after its collapse. The UT Bank was one of many affected during the New Patriotic Party (NPP)’s banking sector cleanup, leading …
Read More »VIDEO: Six footballers who allegedly had affairs with their teammates’ partners
There has been many broken relationships between men (celebrities) and fans are always curious to know what may have caused those breakdowns in friendship and brotherhood. In the football space, there have been quite some controversial relationship with that of John Terry and Wayne bridge being the most dominant one …
Read More »Florence Benford: The woman who has cooked for Ghana’s MPs since 1993
Madam Florence Benford joined parliament as a staff cook in 1993 – the First Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana and has since served parliament to date. Madam Florence Banford who is now the Principal Catering Officer, 55, said she did not expect she will be in parliament this long. In …
Read More »Turkish police arrest contractor who built apartment that collapsed on Christian Atsu
Turkish police have reportedly arrested the contractor of Rönesans Residence which was destroyed in the earthquake that hit southeastern Turkey on Monday, February 6, 2023. Mehmet Yaşar Coşkun was detained at the Istanbul airport while attempting to leave the country. The 12-story Rönesans Residence, which has 250 apartments and was …
Read More »Ghanaian female genius who entered KNUST at 13 becomes youngest PhD student at US university
In December 2021, Ghana celebrated Ruth Ama Gyan-Darkwa after she graduated after studying Mathematics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST). Prior to her graduation, Ruth was adjudged the youngest person to gain admission into a university in the country at the age of 13 in 2017. …
Read More »Video of groom who refused to join his bride cut their cake trends online
A video of a groom whose head was glued to his phone when called to assist the bride in cutting the wedding cake has gone viral. Wedding cakes are customarily meant to be cut by both the bride and the groom, thus the bride was waiting behind the cake for …
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